[Adopted 4-4-1991 by Ord. No. 9-1991]
There is hereby created with the Township of
Pemberton an Economic Development Council, which shall serve as an
advisory council to the Mayor and governing body of the Township of
Pemberton and which shall perform such duties as are assigned to it
under this article.
The Economic Development Council shall consist
of seven members, five of whom shall be residents of the Township
of Pemberton. The members of the Economic Development Council shall
be appointed by the governing body of the Township of Pemberton. One
member shall be appointed for one year, one member for two years,
one member for three years, two members for four years and two members
for five years. At the expiration of each of the above terms, the
new member or members shall be appointed for a term of five years.
Vacancies in the membership of the Economic Development Council, occurring
for whatever cause, shall be promptly filled by appointment in the
method described above, for the unexpired term thereof. Members shall
serve for the respective terms and until their successors are appointed
and qualified.
Each of the members of the Economic Development
Council shall serve without compensation. However, members shall submit
vouchers for any costs incurred by them in the course of performing
their duties, including reimbursement for mileage at the rate established
by the Internal Revenue Service, and such other expenses as the Mayor
and Council deem appropriate.
A.Â
The Economic Development Council is established for
the purpose of researching, surveying and publicizing the economic
resources and advantages of the Township of Pemberton, to advise the
Mayor and Council of same, to foster and encourage economic development
of the Township, to seek out business, commercial and industrial prospects
for location or relocation to the Township of Pemberton and to advise
the Mayor and Council of the same.
B.Â
The duties of the Economic Development Council shall
include the following:
(1)Â
To research and study the Township's economics of
every nature.
(2)Â
To develop, assemble and distribute pertinent information
to the Mayor and governing body, as well as the Township Planning
Board, to encourage and assist in the comprehensive economic development
of the Township of Pemberton.
(3)Â
To inventory and study vacant lands in the Township
of Pemberton and to classify said lands according to their adaptability
for the development thereon of various types of business, commercial
or other economically viable enterprises.
(4)Â
To analyze the commercial business and industrial
advantages and opportunities of the Township of Pemberton and the
availability of real estate within the Township or commercial business
or industrial development and to advise the Mayor and Council of the
same with a goal towards attracting business, commercial and industrial
projects into the Township of Pemberton.
(5)Â
To solicit various businesses, commercial or industrial
enterprises in an effort to attract them to the Township of Pemberton,
and to advise the Mayor and governing body of the same.
C.Â
The Economic Development Council shall report to the
Mayor and Township Council on at least a quarterly basis, advising
the Mayor and Council of the nature of the activities undertaken by
the Economic Development Council, the identity of any prospective
business, commercial or industrial enterprises with which it has communicated,
the outcome of any surveys or reports it has undertaken in furtherance
of the goals of developing business, commercial and industrial opportunities
within the Township of Pemberton and such other information as it
deems appropriate to disseminate to the Mayor and Council. Copies
of said reports shall also be submitted to the Pemberton Township
Planning Board.
D.Â
The Economic Development Council shall not have the
power to acquire lands, enter into lease agreements or in any other
way bind the Township of Pemberton into any contractual or other obligations.
Instead, it shall serve as a purely advisory board to the Mayor and
Council, who, in turn, may act upon the advice and recommendations
of the Economic Development Council and shall ultimately be responsible
for entering into any contracts, leases or any other form of agreement
with prospective business, commercial or industrial enterprises.
A.Â
The term of any appointee to the Economic Development
Council shall be deemed to terminate and the appointee shall be deemed
to have vacated his position upon any one of the following occurrences:
(1)Â
Upon its being so declared by judicial determination.
(2)Â
Upon the filing by such appointee of his written resignation.
(3)Â
Upon the refusal of a person designated for appointment
to such office to qualify or serve.
(4)Â
Upon a determination of the governing body that such
appointee shall have become physically or mentally incapable of serving.
(5)Â
Upon the death of such appointee.
(6)Â
Upon the determination by the governing body that,
in violation of a lawful residency requirement, the appointee no longer
resides within the corporate limits of the Township of Pemberton.
(7)Â
Where such appointee shall have failed to attend three
successively called meetings of the Economic Development Council without
being excused by a majority of the authorized members of the Council.
B.Â
Removal. The governing body shall have the authority
to remove any member of the Economic Development Council for cause
or for any other reason prescribed by law. Specifically contemplated
herein as grounds for removal (although not limited to) are the following:
violation of any rules, regulations or standards of conduct promulgated
by the Township's Local Ethics Board; abuse of office; utilization
of office for personal economic or financial gain; characterization
of and representation of the Township of Pemberton in a disparaging,
disadvantageous demeaning or other unproductive and nonpositive fashion.
Removal shall not occur until the appointee has received notice from
the governing body of its intent to remove him and has had an opportunity
to respond to said charges.
